Happening this month at Food for Thought
| FFT’s 20th annual Dining Out For Life event is on December 2!Dining Out For Life raises funds to support our nutrition programs for people living with HIV and other serious medical conditions in Sonoma County. The event lands on Thursday December 2, which follows after World Aids Day. This event is Food For Thought’s most delicious fundraiser of the year, and we would love your help to make it a big success! Plan to dine-in or take-out at one of dozens of participating Sonoma County restaurants on December 2! Participating restaurants will be generously donating a portion of their sales to Food For Thought that day. | We Need Ambassadors! Food For Thought is looking for volunteer ambassadors for Dining Out For Life on the day of the event. Volunteer shifts are available to welcome guests for breakfast, lunch or dinner at a local eatery. Contact HelenM@FFTfoodbank.org for more information. |
Check Out the Dish and FFT’s Annual Report Online FFT’s summer newsletter highlights the “food is medicine” concept and the difference that having access to nutritious food makes in improving the health of our clients. The issue also includes a story celebrating Ron Karp’s 25th anniversary as executive director and details about our 2020 Annual Report. You can now view both publications online. Interested in getting a copy of the next issue of the Dish by mail? Click here to sign up. |
Support FFT’s Upcoming Food Drives More than ever FFT could use help to make our upcoming food drives successful. All of the events listed below are located in Sonoma County. Strong community support ensures that FFT can provide healthy groceries for our neighbors living with serious medical conditions.Community Market Collection Bin6762 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472DATE: Ongoing through September, 2021TIME: Store open daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oliver’s Market (Stony Point location) *Volunteers Needed*461 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95401DATE: Saturday, September 25th, 2021TIME: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. VOLUNTEER. We need food drive volunteers for all of our food drives! We have new COVID-19 safety guidelines to keep our volunteers and donors safe. DONATE. When ordering or shopping for your own groceries, FFT would greatly appreciate it if you could include any or all of our most needed items: Peanut Butter, Whole Grain Crackers, Olive Oil . These items can be dropped off to the Food For Thought team on the day of the event. Check out our Virtual Food Drive, too! HOST. Host a food collection for a specific event, season or all year long. Anyone can host a food drive! Businesses, parishes, schools and apartment complexes have all hosted successful Food & Fund Drives for Food For Thought. SPREAD THE WORD. It’s also a huge help to tell every person you know! You can share the events from our Facebook page or forward our emails to your family and friends. For more information about hosting & participating in food drives, click here or email Chelsea at ChelseaP@FFTfoodbank.org. |